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Playing the 'Son' Card    by Wilson James
Price: Free! 31530 words. Published on December 12, 2009. .

Troy lost his father at age 9. Ever since then, he’s been steadily losing confidence in himself and his ability to make his way in the world. Troy is increasingly the target of bullies at school and he’s just hanging on. He hates school and socializing has become torture. Now age 12, he has one chance to change his life and start new. Will he meet the challenge or will he remain a victim?
A Family Legacy: The Watson Works    by Wilson James
Price: Free! 52840 words. Published on December 31, 2009. .

Another tragedy has struck the Watson family and now the only thing left is the family business. Connor, the younger of the teen brothers, must try to make the tough decisions that will keep things going. Can Connor deal with his profound loss and prevent a similar tragedy when he has the chance? Can he find happiness and make a new family? Join Connor in this story of adventure and courage.
Discovery    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $0.99 USD. 6880 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on June 26, 2010. .

Pita Cardenas has taken the case of her life. The only attorney in small Rio Gordo, she has decided to fight the biggest railroad company in the state to get compensation for the widow of a man who may have raced a train. He’s guilty—or is he? A Shamus Award nominee by this bestselling writer.
Alien Influences    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $6.99 USD. 107590 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on December 18, 2010. .

On the sun-scorched planet Bountiful, human colonists live peacefully alongside natives known as Dancers until an unspeakable disaster devastates the colony. Six children found dead, their bodies marked in a bizarre parody of a Dancer ritual. The crime’s solution makes the situation worse, sending ripples throughout the sector of space, shattering lives.
Award-Winning Films of the 1930s    by John Howard Reid
Price: $3.99 USD. 70170 words. Published on February 24, 2011. .

Unlike other books on this topic, Reid's account includes more than just the main winners. Most books, even those that claim to be complete, exclude those films associated with honorary award winners such as Judy Garland's Babes in Arms, Mickey Rooney's Hold That Kiss and Judge Hardy's Children, Edgar Bergen's Goldwyn Follies, Shirley Temple's Baby Take a Bow, Charles Chaplin's The Circus, etc.
Beyond the Masks    by Harvey Stanbrough
Price: $6.99 USD. 25740 words. Published on March 7, 2011. .

Stanbrough's poetry derives from the real world. If you want milquetoast poetry, this is not for you. If you want poetry that you have to "interpret" to understand, this is not for you. If you want brain-twisting reality and gut-wrenching emotional depth---if you want poetry that will make you get up and pour yourself a brandy---you want this collection.
Memorable Films of the Forties    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 72090 words. Published on April 10, 2011. .

This book not only captures headliners like Laura, Casablanca, Easter Parade, Meet Me in St Louis, Yankee Doodle Dandy, All About Eve, Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 3 Musketeers, Picture of Dorian Gray and The Paleface, but also focuses on popular pix like Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Egg and I, Ali Baba and 40 Thieves, Cobra Woman, Cat and the Canary, Ghost Breakers, Caught, Glass Key, Dallas.
The End Of It All    by NICK HENDRIE
Price: $0.99 USD. 63010 words. Published on June 18, 2011. .

In a world where there is little time to stop, a world where nothing is real and nobody exists and nothing is any longer done for the good of our fellow man our hero finds himself in need of help. He meets a strange old man who fills his life with direction and cause. But is he real? B
Shelby and Shauna Kitt and the Dimensional Holes    by P.H.C. Marchesi
Price: $2.99 USD. 132020 words. Published on July 16, 2011. .

As far as most people are concerned, the inseparable Kitt twins are odd 13-year olds. No one, however - not even Shelby and his sister Shauna - can guess how extraordinary they are until they are chosen to seal a dimensional hole through which Klodians - nasty aliens - can travel to Earth. From that moment on, Shelby and Shauna discover that it will take more than their special powers to survive.